UH sprinter Nolan wins 400-meter dash at NCAA Indoor championship

By Joseph Duarte |
March 9, 2013
| Updated: March 9, 2013 11:13pm

For the first time in his college career, UH sprinter Errol Nolan is an national champion. (Photo courtesy of UH Athletics)

Houston senior Errol Nolan claimed the national title in the men's 400-meter dash Saturday night at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Nolan won the event with a time of 45.75 seconds at Randall Tyson Track in Fayetteville, Ark.

"Going into the race, I just wanted to execute," Nolan said. "As soon as I saw the runner bob their head, that was motivation for me, and I went and got him. During indoor anyone can win a race, but you just have to run your race."

Oregon's Mike Berry was second with a time of 45.83 and Florida's High Graham Jr. was third (46.01). Texas A&M's Deon Lendore, who entered as the No. 1 seed, finished fifth.

The indoor title by Nolan was the 18th in school history and first for UH since Jenny Adams won the women's ling jump in 2001.

Nolan, a native of Rosenberg, broke the school record with a time of 45.72 in Friday's preliminary round. Two weeks ago, Nolan won the 200- and 400-meter runs at the Conference USA Indoor Championships for the third consecutive year.

The Cougars' 4X400 relay team of Nolan, Garrett Hughey, Kelvin Furlough, and Eric Futch placed 10th with a time of three minutes, 8.18 seconds.